The following table gives details of the number of Royal Air Force and Royal Navy pilots who entered fast jet training, and the number of pilots who successfully completed this training prior to conversion to aircraft type at the Operational Conversion Unit. On average, fast jet pilots will exit training two years after entering.
This information is only held for the last five financial years.
Financial year Number of pilots entering Fast Jet Training Number of pilots successfully completed Fast Jet Training 2002-03 1110 65 2003-04 70 65 2004-05 45 45 2005-06 40 45 2006-07 45 45 1 In financial year 2002-03 the figure is artificially inflated due to the fact that there were two courses that started just within the boundaries of this financial year (on 8 April 2002 and 31 March 2003). Note: All figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.